When I travelled on business I was expected to work more or less on arrival and was given a Business Class ticket. I was a very regular flier at one time and often got upgraded to First (before the days of beds, but it did give me peace and space). Nowadays if I am flying to the Far East on my own a...

I think a General Election may be the only way out, or another Referendum. The trouble with another GE is that it may just throw up the same candidates again but I would hope not. Cometh the hourt and all that. I agree with all the recent posts, and May has to be the most inept person ever to have b...

I think that she was turning up the heat on the MPs to back her deal or face deselection at constituency level, to answer BobbyD. Listening to her speech I do not think anything else could be taken from it. The real fun will start if the EU asks for more 'clarification' today as to the reasons for a...

Very interesting Lootman. I am afraid that these days when I am paying my own way, I am unlikely to see those cabins except on my way to my Premium Economy seat (or whatever the particular airline calls it) These are OK. Travelling First or Business rather spoils one for anything else.

I have no idea what BobbyD is saying but TM does not seem to understand that she is not the elected president. She is first amongst equals in her party and her party cannot command a majority in Parliament. Fundamentally that seems to be her problem. Personally would have sent a flunky to Brussels a...

BA's pricing and long haul Business class product is consistently beaten by other carriers, but I still have a regard for old school BA. BA introduced a new Club World seat earlier this week. It is called "Club Suite", perhaps because it has a door. It will debut on their new A350-1000's....

[quote="scotia]The mountain has a conical shape - so was used to (indirectly) measure the Gravitational Constant by measuring the deviation from the vertical of a big plumb bob, caused by the attraction of the mountain (in 1776).[/quote] Strangely enough I discovered this last Friday evening at...

From what the OP is saying, not only has his cash out benefit increased significantly but so also has the benefits in the DB scheme he is giving up, if that is the Trustees are having to use RPI when they had expected to be using CPI. As one who has never had a DB pension, I think the benefits of on...

Whereas you where trying to be helpful - which is to be applauded - another poster was not : "This was reported on another SLA thread yesterday." No reference or link is given here, so rather than being helpful this person was just trying to make you feel small. I assume 'twas me that Arb...

It does not matter in the least what pyad did or did not say. Anybody constructing or maintaining a HYP must hold the number of shares he feels comfortable with. Around the 20 mark is about right for me. Arb clearly feels a lot more is required and that is fine too, but I take my 20 and watch them c...